Sportsman{40 s tent

ABSTRACT

The sportsman&#39;&#39;s tent comprises a tent-like garment having a hood for enveloping the entire head of the sportsman except his face. A draw-string is provided to confine the hood closely around his face. The tent walls are formed integrally with the hood and consist of a tailored front wall, a tailored rear wall, and tailored side walls adapted to hang loosely from the sportsman&#39;&#39;s shoulders. A belt extends around the tent adapted when drawn taut to shorten the overall length of the tent above the sportsman&#39;&#39;s feet to facilitate walking. And a removable floor is secured to the bottoms of the tent walls to serve as a tent floor or as a part of a carrying case when the tent is folded for carrying purposes.

United States Patent [1 1 Laseman [451 Sept. 24, 1974 [22] Filed:

1 SPORTSMAN 'S TENT Sept. 4, 1973 [21] Appl. No.1 394,097

FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 1,394 1915 Great Britain 2/69 PrimaryExaminerRichard J. Scanlan, Jr. Attorney, Agent, or Firm- -Alexander &Dowell [5 7 ABSTRACT The sportsmans tent comprises a tent-like garmenthaving a hood for enveloping the entire head of the sportsman except hisface. A draw-string is provided to confine the hood closely around hisface. The tent walls are formed integrally with the hood and consist ofa tailored front wall, a tailored rear wall, and tailored side wallsadapted to hang loosely from the sportsmans shoulders. A belt extendsaround the tent adapted when drawn taut to shorten the overall length ofthe tent above the sportsmans feet to facilitate walking. And aremovable floor is secured to the bottoms of the tent walls to serve asa tent floor or as a part of a carrying case when the tent is folded forcarrying purposes.

6 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This inventionis a so-called squatterssportsn ans tent in the form of a closedtent-like garment which can be worn by a sportsman to protect himselffrom the elements, when in a stadium watching outdoor sports, or whenhunting ducks or deer in blinds or when fishing. The principal objectsis to provide a tent, consisting of a top in the form of a lined hoodwhich may be drawn close around the face of the user by means of a drawstring, or may be pushed to the back of the head; also consisting of atailored tent wall which hangs loosely from the, users shoulders givingfreedom of movement in sitting, standing, orwalking, said tent wallbeing attached at its top to the bottom of the said hood, said tent wallprotecting the body of .the user from the elements; also consisting of-aremovable floor structure at the bottom of thet ent wall which can beused either as a, flat floor, or else as a part of the, carrying casewhen the tent is folded for carrying, purposes.

Further objects of the invention are toprovide a vertical zipper at the:front of the, tent wall which serves to permit entrance and exitfrom thetent; also to provide zippers at the front of the tent wall at each sidethereof working from the inside of the tent, disposed adjacent the armwelts andserving as a means to permit'air of ventilation into the tentorthe userto extend his arms freely out of the tent when desired.

Still further objects of the invention are to provide a belt extendinghorizontally around the tent walls which when drawn tant and tiedfat thefront will shorten the tent above the wearers feet to facilitatewalking; also to provide the rectangular floor with half zippers alongthe front, back and sides thereof whereby when the floor is used allfour half zippers are zipped to'the bottom of the tent walls; also toprovide two-half zippers in the back seam of the tentadapted to engagethe half zippers at thesides of the floor when the tent is folded into acarrying case also to provide rings at the upper ends of the two halfzippers inthe back seam of the tent adapted when the tent is folded intoa carrying case to receive snaps at the ends'ofa carrying strap; also toprovide inside flaps at the bottom of the tent walls which serve as moreprotection when the floor is in place, but which-may be snapped to theside walls when the user is walking, or when the tent is folded into acarrying case; also'to provide an inner lining for the entire tentwalls.

I will explain the invention with reference to the accompanying drawingswhich illustrate one practical embodiment thereof to enable othersfamiliar with the art to adopt and use the same; and'willsummarize inthe claims the novel features of construction and novel combinations ofparts for'which protection-is desired.

into a conve- As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 the tent consists of a hood 1 ofwaterproof material which'may be linedwith silk or the like, and whichenvelopes the entire headofithe user except hisfaceybut which may bedrawn close around the users face by. means of a draw-string la or maybe pushed to the back of the head when desired.

The hood 1 is preferably formed integrally with tent wall consisting ofa front wall 2, rear wall 3, and side walls 4, each of which may betailored and adapted to hang loosely from the users shoulders givingfreedom of movement of the user within the tent in sitting, standing, orwalking. If desired, the tent wall 2, 3, 4 may also be lined.

ln'the front wall 2 is a vertical zipper 5 (FIG. 1) ex tending from thetop thereof to the bottom which when opened will permit the user toenter or leave the tent. Andin the sides of the front wall 2 adjacentthe side seams thereof are arm openings 6 normally closed by a zipper(not shown) operable from within the tent by the user to admit air ofventilation within the tent or to permit the user to extent his armsfreely out of the tent when desired. The arm openings 6. arenormally covered by a flat 6a as shown in FIG. 1.

Around the middle portion of the tent'is a horizontally disposed belt 7passing through eyelets 8 (FIG. 2) in the back wall 3 and side walls 4of the tent which belt 7 when drawn taut and tied at the front of thetent will shorten the overall length of the tent above the wearers feetto facilitate walking.

Extending around the bottom of the tent walls 2, 3, 4, is a half zipper(not shown) to engage corresponding half zippers-8a (FIG. 3) on a floor8 preferably made of vinyl sheet of rectangular shape havinga perimeterof substantially the same length as the circumference of thebottom ofthe tent walls, so that when the floor 8 is zipped to the walls 2, 3, 4the bottom of the tent will be closed to protect the user from theelements. However, the floor 8 may be readily removed to permit the userto walk while in the tent when desired.

Associated with the side walls 4 at the bottoms thereof are so-calledside flaps 9 (FIGS, 1, 2, 3, 4) which serve as more protection when thefloor 8 is in use in the tent, but which may be snapped to the sidewalls 4 of the tent when the user is walking, or when the tent is foldedinto a carrying case.

Extending upwardly along theexterior side seams of the back 3 from thebottom of the back wall 3 are half zippers 10 (FIGS. 2 and 3.) whichextend a distance substantially equal to the axial length of the floor8, and

.at the upper ends of the half zippers 10 are rings 11 .the hood closelyaround his face; tent walls formed integrally with the hood consistingof a tailored front wall, a tailored rear wall, and tailored side wallsconnected by side seams tothe front and rear walls, and

adapted to hang loosely from the sportsmans shoulders; eyelets in theside seams connecting the rear wall and side walls respectively; ahorizontal belt extending around the tent extending through said eyeletsadapted when drawn taut to shorten the overall length of the tent abovethe sportsmans feet to facilitate walking; and a removable floorstructure secured to the bottom of the tent walls to serve as a tentfloor or as part of a carrying case when the tent is folded for carryingpurposes; a half-zipper extending along the bottoms of the tent walls;said floor structure comprising a rectangular vinyl sheet having aperimeter substantially equal to the circumference of the bottom of thetent walls; other half-zippers disposed along the sides front and backof the floor respectively adapted to engage the first mentionedhalf-zipper to removably install the floor in the tent; furtherhalf-zippers extending along the exterior side seams of the back of thetent from the bottom thereof a distance substantially equal to the axiallength of the floor and rings secured to the back at the upper ends ofsaid further half-zippers.

2. In a tent as set forth in claim 1, a vertical zipper extending fromtop to bottom of the front wall to permit entrance and exit of thesportsman from the tent.

3. In a tent as set forth in claim 1, vertical openings in the frontwall adjacent the side seams which are normally closed but are openable,from within the tent to admit air of ventilation into the tent and topermit the sportsman to extend his arms therethrough.

4. In a tent as set forth in claim 1, said hood and tent walls beinglined. I

5. In a tent asset forth in claim 1, said confining means comprising adraw-string.

6. In a tent as set forth in claim 1, side flaps secured to the bottomsof the side walls to give additional protection when the floor is in usein the tent, but which may be secured to the insides of the side wallsof the tent when the sportsman is walking or when the tent is folded.

1. A sportsman''s tent comprising a tent-like garment having a hood forenveloping the entire head of the sportsman except his face; adjustablemeans to confine the hood closely around his face; tent walls formedintegrally with the hood consisting of a tailored front wall, a tailoredrear wall, and tailored side walls connected by side seams to the frontand rear walls, and adapted to hang loosely from the sportsman''sshoulders; eyelets in the side seams connecting the rear wall and sidewalls respectively; a horizontal belt extending around the tentextending through said eyelets adapted when drawn taut to shorten theoverall length of the tent above the sportsman''s feet to facilitatewalking; and a removable floor structure secured to the bottom of thetent walls to serve as a tent floor or as part of a carrying case whenthe tent is folded for carrying purposes; a half-zipper extending alongthe bottoms of the tent walls; said floor structure comprising arectangular vinyl sheet having a perimeter substantially equal to thecircumference of the bottom of the tent walls; other half-zippersdisposed along the sides front and back of the floor respectivelyadapted to engage the first mentioned half-zipper to removably installthe floor in the tent; further half-zippers extending along the exteriorside seams of the back of the tent from the bottom thereof a distancesubstantially equal to the axial length of the floor and rings securedto the back at the upper ends of said further halfzippers.
 2. In a tentas set forth in claim 1, a vertical zipper extending from top to bottomof the front wall to permit entrance and exit of the sportsman from thetent.
 3. In a tent as set forth in claim 1, vertical openings in thefront wall adjacent the side seams which are normally closed but areopenable from within the tent to admit air of ventilation into the tentand to permit the sportsman to extend his arms therethrough.
 4. In atent as set forth in claim 1, said hood and tent walls being lined. 5.In a tent as set forth in claim 1, said confining means comprising adraw-string.
 6. In a tent as set forth in claim 1, side flaps secured tothe bottoms of the side walls to give additional protection when thefloor is in use in the tent, but which may be secured to the insides ofthe side walls of the tent when the sportsman is walking or when thetent is folded.